Welcome back to GLOBAL MUSEUM, your award-winning & free online compendium, read weekly since 1998 by 8,000+ readers in more than 201 countries. <http://www.globalmuseum.org/> http://www.globalmuseum.org ** Met Museum Sets Record With 7.35 Million Visitors in a Year Due in part to the blockbuster exhibition on Michelangelo’s drawings, and despite a new mandatory admission fee for non-New Yorkers effective in March, the Metropolitan Museum of Art set yet another attendance record for the fiscal year. ** Long Hidden From View, Longest Painting in North America Returns To Museum On July 14, an artwork equal in length to 14 blue whales placed in a line will go on display in its entirety for the first time in more than half a century. ** Why Are Artists Poor? Research Suggests It Could Be Hardwired Into Their Brain Chemistry The research team watched for activity in the parts of the brain that produce dopamine—the chemical that delivers rushes of excitement often associated with sex, drugs, and gambling—when groups of both artists and non-artists were presented with offers of free cash. _______________________________________________________________________ ARE YOU ONE OF THE 4,383? Our Community on the LinkedIn Platform - Join the Global Museum Social Network – Meet & Make Friends, Share Photos & Videos, Blog, Use the Forum. Become one of our first 5,000 members. 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